Demand for work under the government’s flagship rural employment scheme rose in the first half of FY24 from a year before, belying expectations of a moderation and casting doubts about the depth of an industrial recovery. About 93% of the FY24 budgetary allocation of ₹60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme … Read more
Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) eased a tad in the key June quarter from a year before despite monthly variations, reflecting the tentative nature of an industrial recovery. Person-days generated under the scheme totalled 1.11 billion during the first quarter of this fiscal year, against about 1.14 … Read more
Over 15 crore active workers are presently enrolled in the rural job guarantee scheme. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, especially to assess the programme’s efficacy as a poverty alleviation tool. The committee, … Read more